New one on me
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Topic: New one on me
Posted By: Les Royer
Subject: New one on me
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2018 at 8:00pm
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I'm about to go out and install points and condenser on a flathead V8 motor. I jave no idea what I.m doing. And I have installed points before. Do a poll to see if'n I get it stated before midnight? ------------- I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now. |
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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2018 at 8:04pm
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which midnight, there's several of them !! sad thing is I tossed a good block away 4-5 years ago , NO interest in this part of the world for it. Still have a water pump and genny though..found them yesterday..forgot what I WAS looking for, gee, getting old is fun.... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2018 at 9:27pm
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Well,,Les,,I ain't ever worked on them ford flatheads but,,,but,,,,I think they are the cutiest engines ever,,, I like the twin water pumps per bank,,,,,  Now,,,without gettin my pokin stickm out ,,,,I'd say at least a couple of days,,,,ole Shameless tells me you tend to get side tracked is why,,,,,,
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2018 at 9:55pm
| i'm thunk'in that there was someone on here that had one of them morfidite engines in a ferd tractor he posted one day. maybe he'll pipe up and hep ya! |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 6:57am
Putting in points is like drillin a well,,,,,,,,once you've done it, it's EASY the next time. All you need is a screw driver, dwell meter or feeler gauge and a timing light. BINGO, you're all set!BUT, I'm betting you didn't get it running by midnight. You ONLY had 3 hours to 'git er done'.  ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Les Royer wrote:Posted By: Les Royer
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 12:41pm
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I took one look at that thing, took the side caps off and the ignition coil, and walked away with my head shaking. And I havent been back. I'm thinking I might check the point gap and call it good cause to change out those points, it looks like it would be best to just pull the distributor and do it on a werk bench. ------------- I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now. |
Posted By: Red Bank
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 1:29pm
| Is it the early style with the distributor in the front of the engine behind the fan? |
Posted By: DonBC
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 3:42pm
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That early style with the distributor driven off the end of the camshaft at the front of the engine was a real PIA. You really couldn't see what you were doing and needed to prop a mirror down between the fan and rad to work on it. It seems to me as if there where two sets of points as well, one for each bank of cylinders. Old Henry more or less developed the concept of that V8 by merging two Model A 4 cylinder engines which resulted in two water pumps and two sets of points. I think that the fan was mounted on the generator. ------------- Jack of all trades, master of none |
Posted By: allis g
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 7:30pm
| What is that FH in? I have a 51 Mercury I'm restoring great aunt bought it brand new from Coberly Ford, have the original sales receipt hand written paid 2300$ for it got 50$ for her old car, extras were heater, radio, fender skirts and outside rear mirror. she put 200$ down. It has 89k miles on it. She should have stopped driving long before she did. Thats why its being restored. |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 7:44pm
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Couple different distributors used on the 32 to 48 ford - then later changed again Early used the Ball type - with coil on top and 2 caps on side - To put points in - remove the distributor from engine - then work on it on bench Late type Crab has a flat cap with col mounted off to side so little easier to work on but removing it also works better . Seems I did a lot of them way back - only thing to be sure of is to INDEX into cam as the drive lug has to fit into slot on end of cam - if not careful you will crack housing when tightening down the 2 bolts . ------------- Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel. |